Configuration Management

Configuration Management manages network configurations and provisioning templates.

Network Snapshots manages configuration snapshots of the switches, by creating and restoring snapshots when needed. NVIDIA ® NEO ® takes an automatic snapshot once a day (system snapshots), and maintains the last seven snapshots (taken over the last seven days). Users can also create snapshots (user snapshots), and manage them by performing a number of actions detailed below.

Network snapshots are saved configuration files captured at a certain point of time. These snapshots can be later used to restore a previous state of the network.

Tab Components

Using this tab, users can manage network snapshots by viewing, editing, creating, importing, deleting, copying, and restoring them.

Network Snapshots Tab Components

#	Name	Description
1	New Button	Enables users to create new user snapshots.
2	Upload File Button	Enables users to upload local tar (compressed) snapshot files.
3	Snapshots Timeline	Displays snapshots in a chronological order in the form of a bar chart. This timeline is linked to the snapshots table, as when a snapshot is selected from the table, it will be highlighted in the timeline, and vice versa.
4	Devices Count	The number of devices that are included within a snapshot. It is also used to represent the height of the bar.
5	Snapshot Date	The date on which the snapshot was taken. Appears below the snapshot.
6	Snapshots Colors	System snapshots are green-colored, while user snapshots are blue-colored.
7	Snapshots Table	Lists all system ( ) and user ( ) snapshots. The format of a system snapshot is: "system_config_yyyy-mm-dd_hh-mm-ss".
8	Devices Table	Lists all devices of which configurations have been saved in the selected snapshot from the Snapshots table.
9	Disabled Row	A switch that was once part of the system and was included in the snapshot, but no longer exists. This switch’s configuration cannot be restored, but users can view or download its saved configurations.
10	View Icon	Displays configuration output of the corresponding switch.
11	Download Icon	Downloads the saved configuration of the switch to the user's computer.
12	Restore Button	Enables restoring the configurations of the selected switches.

To take a new snapshot of specific systems:

1. Click the "New" button.

2. Provide a name and description of the snapshot, and move the systems you want to be part of the snapshot to the rightmost table:

   

   Note the following:

   • The snapshot name must be a unique non-whitespace name

   • Snapshot description is optional

   • When the failure checkbox is checked, snapshots will be created even if not all of the switch's configurations were taken successfully. When it is unchecked, the snapshot will only be created if all of the switches' configurations were taken successfully.

3. Click "Create". A new bar will be added to the right side of the timeline.

Restoring Snapshots

The main goal of taking network snapshots is to help retrieve certain switches’ configurations in case errors/misconfigurations take place. Previously saved snapshots of switches’ running configurations can be restored and applied on these switches.

To restore a snapshot:

1. Select the desired snapshot from the Snapshots table.

2. Select the switches that you would like to store their configurations from the Devices table.

3. Click "Restore". A pop-up will bring to attention the seriousness of the restoration process, and will prompt choosing either to backup and restore, or to restore only.

4. Backup snapshots are taken right before restoration and capture the currently running configurations. The name format of these backup snapshots is: system_config_yyyy-mm-dd_hh-mm- ss_Auto_Snapshot. The backup snapshot will immediately be added to the Snapshots table. Once the backup process is successfully completed, the restoration process will take place.

5. Click "Backup & Restore" or "Restore". The restoration process will start.

Snapshots Actions

A right-click on a snapshot from the Snapshots table will enable performing the following actions:

• Save copy – copies the selected snapshot and prompts the user to add a new different name

• Download – downloads the selected snapshot to the user's computer as a tar/compressed file

• Remove – deletes the selected snapshot. Only user snapshots can be deleted by users. System snapshots are deleted automatically seven days after their creation.

Global Configuration manages global configuration files. These global files are not necessarily associated with a specific system in NEO, and are editable text files to which variables can be added, and contain a list of configurations that can later be applied on specific systems.

Tab Components

Using this tab, users can manage configuration files by viewing, editing, creating, validating, and deleting them and their variables (if applicable).

Global Configurations Tab Components

To edit an existing configuration file:

1. Choose the configuration file from the list available on the left pane. It will be loaded into the middle pane, and variables, if found, will be loaded into the right pane.

2. Make the necessary edits.

3. Click "Validate".

4. Click "Save"/"Save As".

To create a new configuration file:

1. Make sure the editor is cleared by clicking "Reset".

2. Start typing a list of configurations in separate lines, and provide a description to the new file.

3. Click "Validate".

4. [Optional] Add a description to the variables (if applicable), then validate the changes again.

5. Click "Save As". You will be prompted to add a name and choose a system type. If the system type is "NVIDIA", you may choose a system profile as well.

The "Provisioning Templates" view enables you to edit existing commands or create new ones.

Tab Components

Using this tab, users can manage provisioning templates by viewing, editing, and creating them.

Provisioning Templates Tab Components

In order to edit existing templates:

1. Choose the Template Name you wish to edit from the list on the left pane of the window, and edit it in the middle pane.

   

2. Click "Validate", then "Save as template". You will then be requested to insert a Template Name and System Type.

   

   If your system type is "NVIDIA Switch", you will be asked to select the "System Profile".

To add a new template:

1. Make sure the editor is cleared by clicking "Reset".

2. Insert a new command and its description:

   

3. Click "Validate", then "Save as template".

To run a set of commands with certain values on multiple devices in parallel, and/or with different values per device:

1. Choose the devices you wish to run these commands on from "Devices" under "Managed Elements", right-click on them and click "Provisioning".

   

2. Choose your template by clicking the Templates button at the top left of the Provisioning page.

3. Set the global and local variables, then click "Start" or "Create Task".